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July 29, 2016 || Vol. 8, Issue 31
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
Resilient and Responsive Health Systems (RRHS) Initiative (HRSA)
Deadline: August 5, 2016
This RRHS Initiative seeks to address fundamental health systems constraints that impede the availability of and access to quality health services by supporting the implementation of countries' national health strategies and recovery plans to respond to emerging epidemics, prevent, manage and control HIV and other diseases, and improve population health outcomes. Click here for more information.
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (NIH)
Deadline: October 6, 2016
Programs will support mentored research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to women's health, and, where appropriate, the use of both sexes to better understand the influence of sex as a variable on health and disease. Click here for more information.
SAMHSA/CSAP 2016 Prevention Fellowship
Deadline: August 12, 2016
The overarching purpose of the fellowship program is to develop and sustain a well-trained and knowledgeable cadre of prevention professionals who understand and exemplify the principles and best practices of reducing substance use disorders. In addition to building competencies in diverse areas of public health, behavioral health, and allied health practices, fellows have opportunities to develop critical research, writing, evaluation, and presentation skills within a structured training program. Click here for more information.
GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
Autism Science Foundation Pre- and Post-Doctoral Training Awards
Deadline: November 18, 2016
The Autism Science Foundation is accepting application from graduate students, medical students, and post-doctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical research relevant to Autism spectrum disorders. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
9th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Deadline: August 4, 2016
A forum for discussing the science of dissemination and implementation, the 9th Annual Conference aims to grow the research base by bridging the gap between evidence, practice, and policy in health and medicine. Click here for more information.
Call for Proposals
2017 NASW-NW Conference - Social Work in a Changing World: What's Identity Got to Do With It?
Deadline: September 16, 2016
We are looking for topics addressing identity as it relates to the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, culture, age, religion, language, nativity, and location specific to our clients, communities, policies and our profession. We are particularly looking for proposals that focus directly on the populations and cultures we serve in the Southwest. However all completed proposals will be reviewed and considered. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings The Commonwealth Fund Webinar - Health Care and Social Service Provider Partnerships for Complex Patients
August 1, 2016 - 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
This webinar draws on recent Commonwealth Fund-supported research on potential organizational, governance, and financial arrangements and a range of payment and delivery reform approaches to working with non-medical service providers. Click here for more information.
Academy Health Webinar - Using Learning Communities to Support Innovation Adoption: Lessons from the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange August 25, 2016 - 1:30-3:30 PM ET
From 2014-2016, the Innovations Exchange sponsored three Learning Communities (LCs) to support innovation adoption in high-priority areas. This event will present an overview of the activities and results of the three LCs; provide insights about factors that influenced innovation adoption and implementation; and share lessons learned in using LCs as a method to implement innovations to improve quality. Click here for more information.
Concordium 2016 - Data and Knowledge Transforming Health
September 12-13, 2016 - Crystal City, VA
Concordium 2016 aims to advance the strategic development and use of evidence to transform health systems. Concordium showcases innovation and leading ideas; provides an opportunity to share emerging science and applications; and promotes collaboration to improve health. This year's conference will bring together individuals and organizations working with health data to integrate evidence, practice, and policy in the delivery system setting. Click here for more information.
34th Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Annual Conference on LGBT Health - Intersectionality in LGBT Communities: Gateways to New Understandings
September 14-17, 2016 - St. Louis, MO
GLMA's Annual Conference educates practitioners, policy advocates, educators, administrators, researchers and students-from across the health professions-about the unique health needs of LGBT individuals and families. The conference is a forum for discussion and exploration of how best to address these needs as well as the needs of LGBT health professionals and health profession students. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Brief - What if More States Expanded Medicaid in 2017? Changes in Eligibility, Enrollment, and the Uninsured
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states can expand Medicaid eligibility for nonelderly adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). As of May 2016, 19 states had not expanded Medicaid. We estimate that 4.8 million uninsured people would gain Medicaid eligibility if the remaining 19 states were to expand Medicaid. Click here for more information.
Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief - A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for
Access to Care: Three Case StudiesTo investigate the factors that contribute to rural hospital closures and the impact those closures have on access to health care in rural communities, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the Urban Institute conducted case studies of three hospital closures that took place in 2015. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
NPR - Treating The Police, Fearing The Police: Dallas Surgeon Brian Williams Reflects
When injured police officers started arriving at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas on the night of July 7, Dr. Brian Williams was there to treat them. As a trauma surgeon, he treats all patients the same. As a black man, he acknowledged his own complicated feelings about law enforcement during a press conference on Monday. Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
Formerly known as the IASWR Listserv, SWRnet (Social Work Research Network) was launched in October 2009 to continue serving the social work research community by providing regular updates on funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference deadlines and newly published research.
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